RE: Silkies Gender???????

[ChickNLittle]

I need someone to tell me how you tell on Silkies whether they are a roo or a hen? Especially when they are only a month old. Is there a way? I'm trying to figure out how many of each I "might" have. I have twenty in the bator, but we had a power outage for about 4 hours, so I'm hoping for another decent hatch and crossing my fingers. If anyone has a pic of a silkie roo and a silkie hen, can you post one for me? Even if they are older? Thanks!

 

[Guitartists]

HA! Good luck with that

Seriously though, there are a few silkie people on here who seem to be able to tell sooner than others.

Not a guarantee...... but, they say, males feather more slowly, have thicker feet/legs, puffy combs, and the feathers on their heads once they start coming in tend to lay back instead of straight up and out. (did that make sense)

 

[LilPeeps]

Its can be nearly impossible to sex month-old silkies. These silkies are about 22 weeks old, and I've just recently decided that I think I know the sex on these two lol.

Here's the cockerel:

Here's the pullet (sorry her crest is a little wet lol):

Here's both of them together:

 

[Justino]

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nice silkies there!@

 

[LilPeeps]

Thanks!